[Atlantic]

Jeter is a two-hole hitter but he used to hit leadoff in 2005 when he replaced Kenny Lofton. He was moved back to the two-hole position in 2006 when Johnny Damon took over.

I was wondering would he be a good leadoff?

[a_man_could_stand]

Remember, the Yanks also had Wade Boggs bat lead-off for a while....When you don't have an "ideal" leadoff man, you normally have to resort to the "next best thing." In Boggs case, he had a high on-base percentage. In Jeter's case, he's probably their smartest base runner.

I think Jeter is too aggressive to be a full-time leadoff man. He's not going to work the count and see a lot of pitches if he doesn't have to. He's a great situational hitter and is a master at hitting to the right side...traits that you want in a #2.

[tfoley5000]

I think Its a Wise Decision and since he is the Captain of the Team You should let him Lead Off.

[Padres in '08]

Well, he hits for a very good average (.317 for Career) and gets a lot of hits, but he also strikes out quite a bit, and that's not what you want from your leadoff guy. He hits a lot of doubles, but I want that in a number 2 guy as well because he can (a) move the leadoff guy to 3rd or score and (b) set himself up in scoring position as well for the number 3 batter, Alex Rodriguez.

I like Damon in the leadoff role because he's got speed and if he can return to his form when he was with the Red Sox, he could put some massive numbers.

[Gene H]

So-so. He is great guns as a # 2. He is simply more suited to it. Leadoff seems somehow to limit his hitting.

[Mass Marauder]

He is an excellent contact hitter and can move runners over. He is not an ideal leadoff hitter, good speed, but not enough to concern pitchers. He wouldn't put enough pressure on the pitcher like a Reyes, or Damon used to, or Ellsbury, etc. He is the perfect #2. Otherwise, he would need to move down to 5 or 6 in the lineup.

[Craig S]

I'm not a huge Jeter fan, but he's a guy who would be good in any spot because of his ability to get on base.

The main job of your leadoff guy is to get on base any way they can, and Jeter has done that at a .388 clip for his career. He has the 16th-highest OBP of any active batter, so he's going to easily fulfill the main role of a leadoff guy. He's not as fast as he once was on the bases, but he's still got some decent speed. Besides, stealing bases usually does more bad than good if you can't be successful at least 70% of the time - Jeter has an impressive 79% success rate because he's a smart baserunner and knows when to go.

Jeter does strike out a fair bit, but that doesn't bother me when it comes to the leadoff spot. There's really no difference between him striking out than there is in watching Johhny Damon ground out to second base - the end product in both cases is an out.

[Wilson R]

Sure he would, he's done it before, but I like him better at moving the base runner and setting up the clean up hitter.